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On  the  Work  of  the 


WOMAN’S  MISSIONARY 
ORGANIZATION 


of  the 


CUMBERLAND 
PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 


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Mrs.  Johnie  Massey  Oay 
and 

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Miss  Mattie  Huber 

January f  1924 


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Womans  Soard  of  Missions 

Cumberland  Presbyterian  Cburcb 
Evansville,  Indiana 

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HANDBOOK 


On  the  Work  of  the 


WOMAN’S  MISSIONARY 
ORGANIZATION 


of  the 


CUMBERLAND 
PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 


by 

Mrs.  Johnie  Massey  Clay 
and 

Miss  Mattie  Huber 

January,  1924 


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in  2019  with  funding  from 
Columbia  University  Libraries 


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INDEX 

Woman’s  Board  of  Missions 

Organization 
Object 
Location 
Personnel 

Number  of  Members 
Election  of  Members 
Salaries  of  Members 
Meetings 

How  Work  is  Carried  On 
Annual  Convention 
Eligible  Delegates 
Advisory  Committee 
Executive  Council 
Constitution 
W.  B.  M.  Department 

Synodic  Society 
Object 
Officers 

Duties  of  Officers 
Time  of  Meeting 
Delegates 
Advisory  Member 
Offerings  at  Platform  Meeting 
Financing  Synodic  Work 
Constitution 

Presbyterial  Society  j  2 

Object 
Officers 

Duties  of  Officers 
Time  of  Meetings 
Delegates 

Obligated  to  Send  Delegates 


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Offerings  at  Platform  Meetings 
Financing  Presbyterial  Work 
Constitution 

Auxiliary  14  • 

Officers 

Duties  of  Officers 
Meetings 
Delegates 
Dues 

Free-Will  Offerings 

Contingent  Fund 

When  to  Remit 

To  Whom  to  Remit 

Funds  for  Presbyterial  Pledges 

Reporting  ' 

Second  Quarter  Offerings 

Societies  Listed  in  Annual  Report 

Honorary  Members 

Dues  of  Honorary  Members 

Men  as  Regular  Members 

Men  and  the  Standard  of  Excellence 
Records 

Life  Members 

Privileges  of  Life  Members 

Life  Members  and  Dues 

Special  Offerings  and  Life  Membership 

Memorial  Members 

Standard  of  Excellence 

Voluntary  Aim 

Constitution 

Helps  for  Auxiliaries  20 

Mission  Study  Book 
Denominational  Mission  Study  Course 
Annual  Report 
Monthly  Topic  Leaflet 


Missionary  Review  of  the  World 
Future  Work  Report 
Secretary-Treasurer  Report  Book 
Four-fold  Chart 

Compendium  of  Parliamentary  Law 
Constitution 

Harmony  of  the  Gospels 
Supplies 

Order  of  Business 

Suggestions  for  Auxiliary  Members 

Young  Ladies’  Society 
Officers 

Duties  of  Officers 

Meetings 

Dues 

Contingent  Fund 
Delegates 
Men  Members 
Participation  in  the  Work 
Constitution 

Helps  for  Young  Ladies’  Societies 
See  “Helps  for  Auxiliaries” 

Children’s  Band 
Leader 
Officers 
Meetings 

Anniversary  Meeting 
Participation  in  the  Work 

Reporting 

Funds 

Constitution 
General  Helps 


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Helps  for  Children’s  Bands  31 

Everyland 

Here  and  There  Stories 
General  Helps 

General  Information  33 

F’uture  Work  Report 
Educational  Fund 
Blessing  Box  Plan 
Funds 

Financial  Aim 
General  Treasury 
Regular  Oiferings 
Special  Offerings 

Special  Work 
Special  Days 

W.  B.  M.  Day 
Mothers’  Day 

Mothers’  Memorial  Fund  Movement 
Missions  in  the  Sunday  School  Move¬ 
ment 

Tithing  Movement 
Extension  Plan 
Mission  Stations 

San  Francisco  Mission 
South  China  Missions 
Proposed  South  American  Work  « 
Medical  Missions 
Oiir  Missionary  Creed 

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Wayside  Prayer  and  Benediction 


WOMAN’S  BOARD  OF  MISSIONS 


Organization. — The  Woman’s  Board  of 
Missions  was  organized  May,  1880,  in  re¬ 
sponse  to  a  plea  by  Rev.  A.  D.  Hail,  Mis¬ 
sionary  to  Japan  under  the  Assembly’s 
Board  of  Missions,  that  Cumberland  Pres¬ 
byterian  women  might  do  a  work  in  for¬ 
eign  lands  that  was  possible  only  to  women. 

Object. — To  promote  an  interest  in  mis¬ 
sions  among  the  women  of  the  Cumberland 
Presbyterian  Church,  and  to  work  in  co¬ 
operation  with  the  Assembly’s  Board  of 
Missions  for  the  evangelization  of  the  world. 

Location. — Evansville,  Ind.  Office  rooms 
in  the  American  Trust  Building. 

Personnel. — An  up-to-date  list  of  names 
of  Board  members  is  carried  in  the  Annual 
Report,  and  caption  of  W.  B.  M.  Department 
of  the  Church  paper. 

Number  of  Members. — The  number  re¬ 
quired  by  the  Constitution  is  nine,  four  of 
whom  constitute  a  quorum.  The  Board  is 
privileged  to  fill  vacancies  occurring  through 
the  year  by  appointing  active  workers  to 
serve  until  time  of  Annual  Convention. 

Election  of  Members. — ^The  Board  mem¬ 
bers  are  nominated  by  a  Nominating  Com¬ 
mittee  selected  by  the  Convention,  and 
elected  by  the  Convention,  which  election  is 
ratified  by  the  General  Assembly.  The  of¬ 
ficers  are  elected  by  the  Woman’s  Board  at 


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its  annual  meeting  following  the  close  of 
Convention. 

Salaries  of  Members. — Only  the  Board 
members  employed  in  the  office  and  giving 
full  time  to  the  work  receive  salaries. 

Meetings. — ^The  monthly  or  semi-monthly 
meetings  are  held  at  the  Board  Office.  A 
devotional  always  precedes  the  business 
session.  At  these  meetings  business  is 
transacted;  problems  discussed  and  plans 
made  for  the  advancement  of  the  work  at 
large;  letters  of  importance  and  of  interest 
read.  A  report  of  each  meeting  is  sent  to 
all  non-resident  members,  that  they  may  be 
kept  in  close  touch  with  the  work.  A  pre- 
Convention  Board  meeting  is  held  each  year 
in  February  or  March,  with  one  or  more 
non-resident  members  in  attendance,  to  out¬ 
line  the  Future  Work  Report  and  Con¬ 
vention  program. 

How  Work  Is  Carried  On. — The  work  is 
carried  on  and  sustained  through  its  co¬ 
operating  organizations— Synodic  and  Pres- 
byterial  Societies,  Ladies’  and  Young  Ladies’ 
Societies,  Children’s  Bands  and  Sunday 
School  Missionary  Committees,  all  of  which 
are  auxiliary  to  the  Board. 

Annual  Convention.  —  The  Convention 
meets  once  a  year,  on  Wednesday  befoi*e 
the  third  Thursday  in  May,  at  the  place  set 
for  the  General  Assembly. 

Eligible  Delegates. — ^Two  members  from 


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every  Auxiliary  that  has  paid  dues  into  the 
Board  Treasury  during  the  Convention  year. 
Also  first  and  second  delegates  from  Pres- 
byterial  and  Synodic  Societies. 

Advisory  Committee. — There  shall  be  an 
Advisory  Committee  to  the  Woman’s  Board 
of  Missions,  such  committee  to  be  composed 
of  one  member  'from  each  Synodic  Society 
(preferably  a  Synodic  officer,  or  someone 
interested  and  informed  concerning  the 
work),  such  members  to  be  elected  at  the 
annual  meeting  of  the  Synodic  Society. 
These  members  shall  constitute  the  Future 
Work  Committee  of  the  Annual  Convention 
of  the  Woman’s  Board.  After  Convention 
it  shall  become  the  special  duty  of  the 
members  of  the  -  Advisory  Committee  to 
help  agitate  and  urge,  each  in  her  state,  im¬ 
mediate  and  effective  effort  to  put  into  ac¬ 
tion  the  recommendations  of  the  Future 
Work  Committee,  and  to  see  that  the  aux¬ 
iliaries  in  her  state  have  an  intelligent  un¬ 
derstanding  of  same,  the  extent  of  this  and 
expense  to  be  determined  by  the  Synodic 
Society.  It  shall  also  be  her  duty  to  ad¬ 
vise  the  Woman’s  Board  during  the  year 
concerning  the  needs  of  her  state  work,  or 
the  work  as  a  whole,  and  such  remedies  and 
plans  as  she  deems  helpful,  having  first 
consulted  with  her  state  officers,  these  sug¬ 
gestions  and  plans  to  be  filed,  if  not  pre¬ 
viously  put  into  execution,  for  the  considera¬ 
tion  of  the  next  Future  Work  Committee. 

Executive  Council. — The  Advisory  Com- 


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mittee  referred  to  above,  with  not  less  than 
three  members  of  the  Woman’s  Board,  shall 
come  to  the  meeting  place  of  the  Annual 
Convention  a  day  in  advance,  where  an  Ex¬ 
ecutive  Session  shall  be  held  to  study  and 
discuss  the  needs,  plans  and  problems  of  the 
work,  the  First  Vice-President  of  the  Wo¬ 
man’s  Board  presiding.  The  quorum  of  the 
committee  shall  be  based  on  one  member 
from  each  Synodic  Society  and  three  mem¬ 
bers  of  the  Woman’s  Board.  A  majority  of 
these  shall  constitute  a  quorum 

Constitution. — See  Annual  Report. 

(See  Supply  List  for  leaflet  on  history  of 
Woman’s  Board.) 


WOMAN’S  BOARD  OF  MISSIONS 
DEPARTMENT 

The  W.  B.  M.  Department,  so  called,  is  a 
space  in  the  Church  paper  allowed  the  Wo¬ 
man’s  Board  and  its  work  over  the  Church 
through  the  courtesy  of  the  Board  of  Pub¬ 
lication  and  the  Editor  of  the  paper,  for 
the  purpose  of  disseminating  missionary 
news  and  information,  and  the  upbuilding  of 
missions  in  the  Cumberland  Presbyterian 
Church.  The  Editor  of  the  Department  is 
employed  by  the  Woman’s  Board.  These 
pages  are  open  to  every  Missionary  Society 
in  the  Church,  and,  indeed,  their  contribu¬ 
tions  are  solicited  by  the  Board  and  the 
Editor,  as  a  means  of  increasing  mission¬ 
ary  interest  and  activity. 


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THE  SYNODIC  SOCIETY 

The  Synodic  Society  in  our  woman’s  work 
is  that  organization  which  conforms  to  the 
Synod  in  the  work  of  the  Church  at  large, 
or  in  the  men’s  work.  It  is  auxiliary  to  the 
Woman’s  Board  of  Missions,  and  is  com¬ 
posed  of  all  Auxiliaries,  Young  Ladies’  So¬ 
cieties,  Children’s  Bands,  Sunday  School 
Missionary  Committees,  and  Presbyterial 
Societies  located  in  the  bounds  of  that  par¬ 
ticular  Synod. 

Object. — Its  object  is  to  enlarge  and 
strengthen  the  missionary  work  of  the 
Presbyteries,  and  the  missionary  organiza¬ 
tions  within  its  bounds. 

Officers. — The  officers  of  the  Society  are 
a  President,  Corresponding  Secretary-Treas¬ 
urer,  Recording  Secretary,  Secretary  of  Ex¬ 
tension,  Secretary  of  Tithing  and  Chairman 
of  Committee  on  Missions  in  the  Sunday 
School.  The  Synodic  Society  elects  no  Vice- 
Presidents,  the  Presidents  of  Presbyterial 
Societies  being  the  Vice-Presidents  of  the 
Society,  and  serving  in  the  absence  of  the 
President  in  alphabetical  order  of  Presby¬ 
teries. 

Duties  of  Officers. — See  Annual  Report. 

Time  of  Meeting.  — In  the  fall,  same  as 
that  of  the  regular  Synod,  the  time  and 
place  usually  regulated  by  that  body. 

Delegates. — ^The  Synodic  meeting  is  a 
delegated  body  composed  of  a  first  and  sec- 

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ond  delegate  of  each  Auxiliary  in  its 
bounds,  and  first  and  second  delegates  from 
each  Presbytery, 

Advisory  Member. — The  Advisory  Mem¬ 
ber  is  the  delegate  from  the  Synodic  Society 
to  the  Woman’s  Convention,  her  duty  being 
to  serve  as  delegate  to  Convention,  and  as  a 
member  of  the  Future  Work  Committee, 
and  to  agitate  and  urge  in  her  Synod  im¬ 
mediate  efforts  to  put  into  action  the  rec¬ 
ommendations  of  the  Future  Work  Report; 
also  to  serve  as  Advisory  Member  from 
her  Synod  during  the  year  to  the  Woman’s 
Board. 

Offerings  at  Platform  Meeting. — In  Syn¬ 
odic  meetings  there  is  usually  a  missionary 

platform  meeting  some  evening,  rendered 

before  the  joint  assembly  of  the  Woman’s 
Synodic  Society  and  the  Synod,  in  which  a 
plea  is  made  for  financial  assistance,  and 
an  offering  taken.  This  offering,  having 
been  taken  on  the  plea  of  missions,  should 
be  sent  to  the  Woman’s  Board  of  Missions. 

Financing  Synodic  Work. — With  the  half 
of  the  Synodic  and  Presbyterial  Contingent 
Fund,  and  half  of  the  Blessing  Box  Fund, 
and  sometimes  by  other  special  plans. 

Constitution. — See  Annual  Report. 

(Leaflet,  “Our  Synodic  Work”,  in  stock  at 
Board  office.  See  Price  List.) 


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THE  PRESBYTERIAL  SOCIETY 


The  Presbyterial  Society  is  that  organi¬ 
zation  in  our  woman’s  work  which  conforms 
to  the  Presbytery  in  the  work  of  the  Church 
at  large,  or  in  the  men’s  work.  It  is  aux¬ 
iliary  to  the  Woman’s  Board,  and  is  com¬ 
posed  of  all  the  Auxiliaries,  Young  Ladies’ 
Societies,  Children’s  Bands,  and  Missions  in 
the  Sunday  School  Committees  within  the 
bounds  of  that  particular  Presbytery. 

Object. — To  enlarge  and  strengthen  all 
missionary  work  within  the  bounds  of  the 
Presbytery. 

Officers. — ^The  officers  are  a  President, 
Vice-President,  a  Recording  Secretary,  a 
Corresponding  Secretary-Treasurer,  a  Sec¬ 
retary  of  Tithing,  a  Secretary  of  Extension, 
and  a  Chairman  of  Committee  on  Missions 
in  the  Sunday  School. 

Duties  of  Officers. — See  Annual  Report. 

Time  of  Meetings. — Most  Presbyterial  So¬ 
cieties  meet  twice  a  year,  in  connection  with 
the  meeting  of  Presbytery. 

Delegates. — The  Presbyterial  meeting  is  a 
delegated  body  composed  of  first  and  sec¬ 
ond  delegates  of  each  missionary  organiza¬ 
tion  within  the  bounds  of  the  Presbytery. 

Obligated  To  Send  Delegates. — The  Pres¬ 
byterial  Society  is  obligated  to  send  one  or 
more  delegates  (is  entitled  to  two)  to  the 
Woman’s  Convention  and  to  the  Synodic 
meeting. 


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Offerings  at  Platform  Meeting.— In  Pres- 
byterial  meetings  there  is  usually  a  mission¬ 
ary  platform  meeting  some  evening,  ren¬ 
dered  before  the  joint  assembly  of  the  Wo¬ 
man’s  Presbyterial  Society  and  the  Pres¬ 
bytery,  in  which  a  plea  is  made  for  finan¬ 
cial  assistance,  and  an  offering  taken.  This 
offering,  having  been  taken  on  the  plea  of 
missions,  should  be  sent  to  the  Woman’s 
Board  of  Missions. 

Financing  Presbyterial  Work. — ^With  the 
half  of  the  Synodic  and  Presbyterial  Contin¬ 
gent  Fund,  and  half  of  the  Blessing  Box 
Fund,  and  sometimes  by  other  special  plans. 

Constitution.—See  Annual  Eeport. 

(Leaflet,  “Our  Presbyterial  Work”,  in 
stock  at  Board  Office.  See  Price  List.) 


THE  AUXILIARY 

The  Auxiliary  is  a  Society  in  the  local 
congregation  organized  for  the  purpose  of 
promoting  interest  in,  and  prayer  for,  mis¬ 
sions,  and  securing  offerings  for  missions. 

Officers. — ^The  officers  of  the  Auxiliary' 
are  President,  Vice-Presidents,  Secretary- 
Treasurer,  and  such  other  officers  as  the 
Society  deems  necessary. 

Duties  of  Officers.— See  Annual  Report. 

Meetings. — Held  monthly,  or  often er. 

Delegates.— The  Auxiliary  being  auxiliary 
to  the  Presbyterial  Society,  the  Synodic  So¬ 
ciety,  and  the  Woman’s  Board,  is  therefore 

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obligated  and  urged  to  send  delegates  to  the 
Presbyterial  and  Synodic  meetings,  and  to 
the  Woman’s  Convention. 

Dues.— The  dues  of  an  Auxiliary  member 
are  thirty-five  cents  a  quarter,  or  one  dollar 
and  forty  cents  a  year.  Thirty  cents  of  the 
quarterly  dues  is  for  the  Woman’s  Board, 
and  five  cents  each  quarter  is  for  the  Pres¬ 
byterial  and  Synodic  Contingent  Fund. 

Free-Will  Offerings. — In  addition  to  the 
dues,  at  each  regular  meeting  members  shall 
have  an  opportunity  of  presenting  free-will 
offerings.  An  Auxiliary  member  pledges  to 
pay  only  $1.40  a  year  when  she  joins  the 
Society,  but  it  is  earnestly  hoped  that  her 
love  for  and  interest  in  the  work  will  be 
such  that  she  will  desire,  and  find  a  way,  to 
make  free-will  offerings  over  and  above  her 
dues.  Seldom  does  a  really  interested  mem¬ 
ber  fail  to  do  this. 

Contingent  Fund. — This  is  the  extra  five 
cents  per  quarter  which  goes  to  the  Pres¬ 
byterial  and  Synodic  work,  and  is  equally 
divided  between  these  two  organizations. 

When  To  Remit. — By  the  25th  of  the 
months  March,  June,  September,  and  De¬ 
cember. 

To  Whom  To  Remit. — Remit  dues  and  all 
offerings,  excepting  Missions  in  the  Sun¬ 
day  School  offerings,  by  the  25th  of  the 
months  above  mentioned,  to  the  Board's 
Secretary-Treasurer.  Particularly  necessary 
is  it  that  a  full  report  be  sent  at  the  end 


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of  the  first  quarter,  (March  31),  that  the 
statistics  may  be  had  for  the  Annual  Ee- 
port.  The  Auxiliary  Secretaiy-Treasurer 
should  send  the  Contingent  Fund  of  the  So¬ 
ciety  to  her  Presbyterial  Secretary-Treas¬ 
urer,  who  divides  the  amount,  retaining 
half  for  the  Presbyterial  expenses  and 
sends  the  other  half  to  the  Synodic  Treas¬ 
urer,  for  expenses  of  the  Synodic  work. 

Send  all  Missions  in  the  Sunday  School 
offerings  that  are  intended  for  the  Woman’s 
Board  Treasury  to  the  Board’s  Secretary  of 
Missions  in  the  Sunday  School  Work. 

Send  all  payments  for  literature  supplies 
to  the  Board’s  Secretary  of  Literature  and 
Extension. 

Funds  for  Presbyterial  Pledges. — Contin¬ 
gent  Fund  and  offerings  toward  Presbyter¬ 
ial  pledges  or  undertakings,  should  be  sent 
to  the  Presbyterial  Treasurer,  unless  there 
is  some  specially  appointed  person  to  re¬ 
ceive  such  funds. 

Reporting  To  Presbyterial  Secretary- 
Treasurer. — ^Though  societies  remit  directly 
to  the  Board  Office,  a  very  definite  report 
should  be  sent  the  Presbyterial  Secretary- 
Treasurer  each  quarter.  She  needs  the  facts 
for  the  efficiency  of  her  work,  and  to  make 
summarized  report  to  her  Synodic  Secretary 
and  to  the  Board’s  Secretary-Treasurer. 

Second  Quarter  Offerings. — Money  sent  to 
the  Board  Office  during  the  last  month  of 
the  second  quarter  (June)  is  not  included 

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in  the  Annual  Report,  as  the  Convention 
Year  closes  May  31.  Those  offerings  are 
the  beginning  of  records  for  the  new  Con¬ 
vention  Year. 

Societies  Listed  in  Annual  Report. — Only 
the  names  of  societies  that  contribute  to  the 
Board  Treasury  during  a  Convention  Year 
appear  in  statistical  portion  of  the  Annual 
Report.  New  societies  that  have  not  had 
time  to  send  in  their  dues  or  offerings  are 
listed  elsewhere  in  the  Report. 

Honorary  Members. — Usually  men  mem¬ 
bers,  who,  because  of  their  sympathy  with 
and  interest  in  the  work  of  missions,  desire 
to  become  affiliated  with  it. 

Dues  of  Honorary  Members. — The  dues  of 
honorary  members  are  $1.00  per  year. 

Men  as  Regular  Members. — Men  are 
gladly  received  into  our  work  as  regular 
members  on  the  payment  of  $1.40  per  year. 
Whether  honorary  or  regular  members,  they 
are  privileged  to  vote. 

Men  and  Standard  of  Excellence  Records. 
— Because  men  members  cannot  be  regular 
in  attendance,  they  are  not  counted  in  aver¬ 
age  attendance  at  meetings,  and  other  items 
on  our  Standard  of  Excellence  for  auxil¬ 
iaries. 

Life  Members. — On  paying  $30.00  in  free¬ 
will  offerings  (over  and  above  regular  dues) 
into  the  Woman’s  Board  General  Treasury 
within  one  year,  an  individual  or  Mission¬ 
ary  Society  is  entitled  to  a  Life  Membership 

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Certificate.  This  Life  Membership  can  be 
bestowed  as  an  honor  gift  by  an  individual 
or  a  Missionary  Society. 

Privileges  of  Life  Members. — A  Life 
Member  has  the  right  to  be  enrolled  as  a 
voting  member  in  her  own  Presbyterial  or 
Synodic  meeting  (but  in  no  other  save  her 
own),  and  in  the  Woman’s  Convention.  She 
can  serve  on  committees,  and  has  all  the 
privileges  of  a  regularly  elected  delegate. 

Life  Members  and  Dues. — Life  Members 
are  not  exempt  from  dues,  nor  from  any 
other  obligation  belonging  to  the  Auxiliary 
member. 

Special  Offerings  and  Life  Membership. — 
No  offerings  save  W.  B.  M.  Day  and  Con¬ 
vention  offerings  and  free-will  offerings  ap¬ 
ply  on  Life  Membership. 

Memorial  Members. — Auxiliaries,  or  fam¬ 
ilies  and  friends  of  some  departed  loved 
one,  are  privileged,  through  this  beautiful 
idea  of  Memorial  Membership,  to  have  the 
loved  one  enrolled  as  a  Memorial  Member 
of  the  Woman’s  Missionary  Organization  on 
paying  $30.00  in  free-will  offerings  into  the 
General  Treasury  of  the  Woman’s  Board.  An 
attractive  Memorial  Certificate  suited  to 
framing  will  be  promptly  mailed  to  the  one 
sending  in  the  offering  and  name. 

Standard  of  Excellence.-— A  Standard  of 
Excellence  as  outlined  by  the  Future  Work 
Committee  and  adopted  by  the  Convention, 
is  made  up  of  items  calling  for  the  accom- 

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plishment  of  certain  things  in  our  work,  or 
the  striving  toward  certain  goals.  Credits 
are  given  for  the  number  of  points  gained, 
and  the  Society  that  measures  up  to  every 
requirement  is  called  a  100%  Society.  Ev- 
eiT  100%  Society  helps  to  bring  up  the 
work  of  our  Missionary  Organization  to  a 
higher  standard,  and  if  a  Society  does  not 
reach  attainment,  it  is  in  a  healthier  condi¬ 
tion  because  of  striving  at  all;  and  the  work 
at  large  is  strengthened  because  of  any  ex¬ 
tra  effort  put  forth  on  the  part  of  societies 
to  advance  their  particular  work. 

Voluntary  Aim. — The  Voluntary  Aim 
grew  out  of  the  fact  that  certain  societies 
found  certain  items  in  the  general  Standard 
of  Excellence  to  be  impossible  to  them  be¬ 
cause  of  local  conditions.  Societies  were  then 
asked  to  set  an  aim  of  their  own,  including 
the  suggested  items  in  the  Future  Work 
Report,  and  to  report  their  aim  to  the 
Board’s  Secretary-Treasurer  right  after 
Convention,  so  that  at  the  end  of  the  Con¬ 
vention  Year  the  items  could  be  checked  up 
and  it  ascertained  whether  or  not  they  had 
reached  their  goal. 

Constitution. — See  Annual  Report. 

Leaflets,  “Practical  Reporting”,  “System 
of  Reporting”,  and  “What  It  Means  to  Have 
an  Auxiliary”,  (showing  relation  of  Aux¬ 
iliary  to  Presbytery,  Synod  and  Conven¬ 
tion),  give  Auxiliary  workers  much  needed 
information. 


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HELPS  FOR  AUXILIARIES 

Mission  Study  Book. — Each  year  the 
Board  adopts  a  Foreign  Mission  Study  Book 
that  is  in  use  in  most  all  denominations, 
not  only  that  necessary  helps  may  be  had 
for  carrying  on  a  study  course,  but  that  our 
Church  may  be  united  with  a  mighty  army 
of  Christian  workers  in  studying  about  and 
praying  for  the  same  country.  A  booklet 
of  programs  (generally  called  “How  to 
Use”)  is  issued  with  each  new  Study  Book. 
At  the  end  of  the  calendar  year  societies 
are  notified  of  the  book  to  be  used  the  en¬ 
suing  year,  through  the  W.  B.  M.  Depart¬ 
ment  and  a  letter  from  the  Literature  De¬ 
partment. 

Denominational  Mission  Study  Course. — 
A  very  attractive  booklet  of  programs  that 
cover  a  study  of  the  work  of  our  Missionary 
Organization  from  the  Woman’s  Board  to 
the  Auxiliary,  including  Mission  Stations, 
missionaries,  and  movements  launched  from 
time  to  time  for  the  advancement  of  the 
work. 

The  general  theme  of  this  course  is 
“Throwing  LIGHT  on  Cumberland  Presby¬ 
terian  Missions,”  and  the  thought  of  Light 
is  carried  out  through  the  entire  set  of  pro¬ 
grams,  it  being  emphasized  in  each  devo¬ 
tional  and  study  lesson. 

While  these  programs  are  mainly  for  new 
societies,  they  will  be  of  great  interest  to 
old  societies,  and  will  be  welcomed  by  them. 


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because  they  afford  the  opportunity  for 
most  interesting,  informational  and  inspira¬ 
tional  meetings. 

With  the  use  of  the  Programs,  Handbook, 
Annual  Report,  also  leaflets  on  our  work 
and  workers  called  for,  one  can  have  a 
rather  complete  knowledge  of  all  our  work 
and  plans  for  carrying  it  on.  25  cents. 

Annual  Report. — Contains  minutes  of 
Convention,  President’s  address,  annual  re¬ 
ports  of  Board  and  Synodic  officers,  annual 
reports  and  messages  from  our  Missions, 
records  and  statistics  of  the  year’s  work, 
constitutions  for  all  organizations  from 
Woman’s  Board  to  Children’s  Band.  25 
cents. 

Monthly  Topic  Leaflet. — On  our  denom¬ 
inational  work,  or  subjects  of  vital  interest 
to  missionary  workers.  Published  monthly 
and  mailed  to  subscribers  a  month  in  ad¬ 
vance.  The  Leaflets  meet  a  need  of  socie¬ 
ties  that  do  not  carry  the  Foreign  Mission 
Study  Course,  but  many  use  them  along 
vdth  the  Study  Book  programs.  Individual 
subscribers  find  them  both  informational 
and  inspirational.  Two  cents  each;  15  cents 
per  dozen,  if  mailed  to  one  address;  $1.80 
per  year’s  subscription  of  twelve  Leaflets  a 
month. 

Missionary  Review  of  the  World. — A 
splendid  missionary  magazine  which  brings 
with  it  every  month  a  wealth  of  informa¬ 
tion  along  every  line  of  missionary  activity. 

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No  live  Auxiliary  member  can  well  afford 
to  be  without  this  inspiring  source  of  in¬ 
formation,  as  it  furnishes  material  for  pro¬ 
grams,  facts  and  statistics  for  papers,  talks, 
and  charts,  pictures  for  posters  and  hand¬ 
work,  and  suggestions  as  to  best  methods 
of  conducting  the  work,  as  well  as  inter¬ 
denominational  news  items  from  all  the  mis¬ 
sion  lands.  Subscription  rate,  $2.50  a  year. 
(The  Board  receives  a  liberal  discount  on 
subscriptions  sent  in  through  this  office.) 

Future  Work  Report. — The  Report  is 
mailed  to  societies  from  the  Board  Office 
soon  after  the  close  of  each  Annual  Con¬ 
vention,  also  supplied  upon  request  during 
the  year.  It  should  be  studied  thoroughly 
and  kept  before  the  Society  in  some  way. 
(See  page  33). 

Secretary-Treasurer  Report  Book. — Con¬ 
taining  blanks  to  be  filled  out  by  Auxiliary 
Secretary-Treasurer,  original  to  be  sent  to 
Board’s  Corresponding  Secretary-Treasurer; 
a  copy  to  the  Presbyterial  Secretary-Treas¬ 
urer,  and  a  copy  retained  for  local  record. 
Every  Society  needs  to  provide  itself  with 
one  of  these  booklets  for  making  its  quar¬ 
terly  reports.  10  cents. 

Four-Fold  Chart. — A  diagram  showing  re¬ 
lation  of  societies  from  Auxiliary  to  Board, 
carrying  lines  for  names  of  officers  of  the 
Board,  Synod,  Presbytery  and  Auxiliary; 
the  purpose  of  the  chart  being  to  acquaint 


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our  people  with  our  channels  of  work,  lead¬ 
ers,  etc.  10  cents. 

Compendium  of  Parliamentary  Law. — 

This  little  book  is  a  simplified  form  of  Rob¬ 
ert’s  Rules  of  Order,  and  is  so  arranged  by 
Mrs.  John  F.  Lewis  as  to  be  easily  under¬ 
stood.  It  would  prove  helpful  to  every  offi¬ 
cer  or  member  of  our  Missionary  Societies, 
and  each  Society  should  be  a  class  in  train¬ 
ing  for  efficient  leadership  and  intelligent 
participation  in  all  of  the  business  sessions 
of  the  work.  This  book  was  adopted  at  the 
1917  Convention  for  use  in  our  Missionary 
Organization.  45  cents. 

Constitutions. — The  Auxiliary  constitu¬ 
tion,  and  all  constitutions  from  the  Chil¬ 
dren’s  Band  to  the  Woman’s  Board,  are 
given  in  the  Annual  Report,  also  are  fur¬ 
nished  in  leaflet  form  upon  request. 

Harmony  of  the  Gospels. — A  small  book¬ 
let  containing  a  complete  Harmony  of  the 
Gospels  and  a  Summary  of  Acts.  Especial¬ 
ly  helpful  to  Bible  students  and  Sunday 
School  teachers.  The  booklet  was  presented 
to  our  Missionary  Organization  by  Rev. 
Carl  Lasley,  that  the  amount  received  from 
the  sale  of  the  entire  lot  of  booklets  might 
go  into  the  Board  Treasury  as  his  contribu¬ 
tion  to  missions.  Buy  a  copy  and  help  the 
Board  to  sell  others.  25  cents. 

Supplies. — Books,  booklets,  leaflets,  mite 
boxes,  report  book  and  blanks — all  helps 
necessary  for  the  conduct  of  the  work — are 


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carried  in  stock,  and  named  and  priced  on 
a  Supply  List  which  is  prepared  at  the  end 
of  each  year  and  mailed  to  missionary  or¬ 
ganizations  and  Sunday  School  Missionary 
Committees;  also  kept  on  hand  for  those 
who  write  for  them.  (Order  all  supplies 
from  the  Literature  Department.) 

Note. — Many  of  the  above  mentioned 
helps— -also  those  mentioned  on  Supply  List 
— are  suitable  for  and  usable  in  Missions 
in  Sunday  School  Work. 


ORDER  OF  BUSINESS 

Reading  of  Minutes 
Roll  Call  and  Offering 
Report  of  Committees 

Report  of  Special  Commit¬ 
tee  or  Delegate 

Unfinished  Business 
Communications 
New  Business 
Adjournment 

Note. — Societies  would  find  Mrs.  J.  F. 
Lewis’  Parliamentary  Law  Book  of  much 
help  in  conducting  the  Business  Period  of 
the  monthly  meeting. 


SUGGESTIONS  FOR  AUXILIARY 
MEMBERS 

“Members  should  attend  every  meeting  of 
the  Auxiliary  in  a  spirit  of  prayer. 

“Members  should  be  present  at  the  hour 


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appointed  for  the  meeting  and  should  re¬ 
main  to  the  close  of  the  session,  if  possible. 

“Each  member  should  put  her  best  men¬ 
tal  and  spiritual  efforts  into  the  prepara¬ 
tion  of  any  particular  duty  assigned  to 
her. 

“All  dues  and  all  special  offerings  should 
be  paid  promptly,  remembering  that  the 
failure  of  members  to  pay  their  moneys 
quarterly  affects  the  finances  of  the  Board, 
causing  deficits,  etc. 

“Each  member  of  an  Auxiliary  should  try 
to  interest  others  and  to  increase  the  mem¬ 
bership.  Each  woman  should  have  a  pray¬ 
er  list,  including  the  missionary  workers. 
Missions,  etc. 

“Each  member  should  realize  that  the 
success  of  the  Woman’s  Missionary  Societ^r 
depends  upon  the  faithful  performance  of 
duty  by  the  members.  Competent  officers 
count  for  much,  but  they  cannot  accomplish 
any  great  results  without  the  loyal  support 
of  the  members. 

“Each  member  should  give  loyal,  enthus¬ 
iastic  service.” 


YOUNG  LADIES’  SOCIETY 

This  is  a  society  of  young  ladies  in  the 
local  church  organized  for  the  purpose  of 
promoting  interest  in  missions,  prayer  for 
missions,  and  securing  offerings  for  mis¬ 
sions. 


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Officers. — President,  Vice-President,  Sec¬ 
retary-Treasurer,  and  such  other  officers 
as  the  Society  deems  necessary. 

Duties  of  Officers. — See  Annual  Kepoi't. 

Meetings. — Should  be  held  monthly  or 
oftener. 

Dues. — ^The  Society  is  privileged  to  speci¬ 
fy  its  own  dues.  Same  should  be  sent  to 
the  Treasurer  of  the  Woman’s  Board  by  the 
25th  of  the  months  of  March,  June,  Septem¬ 
ber,  and  December,  and  a  report  sent  to 
the  Presbyterial  Secretary-Treasurer. 

Contingent  Fund. — ^The  Young  Ladies’  So¬ 
ciety  is  not  required  to  pay  Contingent 
Fund. 

Delegates. — This  Society  is  obliged  to 
send  delegates  to  the  Presbyterial  and 
Synodic  meetings,  and  the  Woman’s  Board 
Convention. 

Men  Members. — Members  of  a  Young  La¬ 
dies’  Missionary  Society  are  urged  to  so¬ 
licit  their  gentlemen  friends  as  regular  or 
honorary  members,  with  dues  of  $1.40  and 
$1.00,  respectively. 

Participation  in  the  Work. — Young  La¬ 
dies’  Missionary  Societies  are  solicited  to 
make  contributions  to  the  Educational 
Fund,  to  observe  all  Special  Days,  or  to 
take  part  in  the  observance  of  them.  And, 
in  every  way  possible,  to  become  fully  iden¬ 
tified  with  all  the  aims,  purposes  and  plans 
of  our  Missionary  Organization. 

Constitution. — See  Annual  Report. 

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HELPS  FOR  YOUNG  LADIES’ 
SOCIETIES 

See  “Helps  for  Auxiliaries”,  also  Supply 
List  for  Studj^  Becks  and  leaflets  for  young 
people. 


CHILDREN’S  BAND 

“Childhood  is  pre-eminently  the  time  for 
training.  Habits  of  thought  and  action  ac¬ 
quired  during  these  impressionable  years 
rule  adult  life  to  an  amazing  extent.  If 
both  a  sense  of  responsibility  for  intelligent 
service  and  a  habit  of  action  in  the  face  of 
need  are  not  developed  within  our  boys  and 
girls,  such  qualities  will  not  characterize 
the  adult  life  of  our  Church  in  the  next 
generation.  Furthermore,  by  failure  to 
train  our  children  for  intelligent  service, 
we  are  very  definitely  training  for  irre¬ 
sponsibility,  indifference,  or  inaction  in  the 
face  of  need.  Which  is  our  Church  do¬ 
ing?” 

It  is  true  that*  at  the  present  time  we 
have  several  thousand  children  who  are  re¬ 
ceiving  more  or  less  instruction  along  niis- 
sionary  lines  in  our  Sunday  Schools  as  a 
result  of  our  systematic  effort  to  teach 
missions  through  a  Missionary  Committee 
in  the  Sunday  School.  And  ,we  would  in 
no  sense  depreciate  the  tremendous  value 

and  hope  for  the  future  of  missions  in  the 
Cumberland  Presbyterian  Church  in  this 
fact.  Indeed,  when  we  consider  the  possi- 


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bilities  bound  up  in  these  thousands  of 
children  under  missionary  influences  in  our 
Church  schools,  we  are  almost  overwhelmed 
with  gratitude  that  God  has  so  abundantly 
blessed  our  efforts  in  this  direction.  But 
this  is  not  enough. 

“Because  training  in  service  involves  not 
merely  the  teaching  of  facts  that  children 
may  know,  but  also  a  training  to  do  by  re¬ 
peated  practice  in  doing,  it  cannot  easily 
be  accomplished  in  a  single  crowded  Sun¬ 
day  School  hour  once  a  week.  Many  most 
important  kinds  of  ‘doing’  are  not  adapted 
to  Sunday,  and,  in  the  nature  of  the  case, 
much  of  the  Sunday  School  work  must  be 
impressional  rather  than  expressional.  This 
IS  not  to  say  there  should  be  no  missionary 
teaching  in  the  Sunday  School,  but  that  be¬ 
ginning  there  it  should  be  carried  far  be¬ 
yond  the  school  limits  of  time  and  method. 

“So  we  come  face  to  face  with  the 
Church’s  need  of  a  society  for  the  children 
in  which  they  shall  grow  not  only  into  the 
knowledge  of  what  needs  to  be  done  and 
how  to  do  it,  but  also  into  the  habit  of  do¬ 
ing  these  things.  Churches  and  parents 
may  excuse  the  lack  of  these  organizations 
by  the  plea  that  the  children  are  too  busy, 
that  there  are  no  leaders,  that  circum¬ 
stances  prevent;  such  explanations  do  not 
alter  the  inevitable  result.  Once  we  glimpse 
the  importance,  for  their  own  future  hap¬ 
piness  and  for  the  good  of  Christ’s  growing 

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kingdom,  of  establishing  the  habit  of  in¬ 
telligent,  unselfish  service  within  our  chil¬ 
dren’s  lives,  we  shall  find  that  some  other 
parts  of  the  training  which  keeps  them  so 
busy  may  better  be  diminished  than  this 
training  in  service  omitted:  we  shall  then 
find  or  make  the  leaders  and  we  shall  bend 
the  ‘circumstances’  to  our  will!” 

Indeed,  in  our  eagerness  to  extend  our 
hold  on  the  Sunday  School  through  a  Mis¬ 
sionary  Committee,  we  stand  dangerously 
near  overlooking  the  tremendous  importance 
of  organizing  our  children  into  Mission 
Bands,  and  gathering  them  into  groups  for 
the  definite  purpose  of  teaching  them  not 
only  the  missionary  idea,  but  training  them 
how  to  give  expression  to  these  impressions 
gained  through  Missions  in  the  Sunday 
School  by  “doing”  with  their  own  hands, 
and  serving  through  the  activities  of  their 
own  minds,  in  the  organization  where  mis¬ 
sions  is  the  one  chief  and  definite  purpose. 

We  need  to  get  our  children  into  Mis¬ 
sion  Bands  to  teach  them  not  only  the 
Why  of  Missions  but  also  the  How  of  Mis¬ 
sions.  The  How  of  Missions  is  as  neces¬ 
sary  to  the  future  leadership  of  our  work 
as  is  the  Why.  This  can  be  learned  only 
in  missionary  organizations.  So  let  us  urge, 
plead,  pray,  then  answer  our  own  prayers 
by  working  to  get  our  children  into  Mis¬ 
sion  Bands  as  well  as  to  get  Missionary 
Committees  in  our  Sunday  Schools. 

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Children’s  Band. — A  Children’s  Band  is 
a  society  of  children  organized  for  the  pur¬ 
pose  of  being  taught  the  Why  and  How  of 
Missions. 

Leader. — There  must  be  a  leader  for  the 
Band,  an  older  person  who  will  meet  with 
them,  and  teach  and  train  them,  and  have 
general  oversight  of  their  meetings,  ar¬ 
range  the  programs  for  same,  and  act  as 
Treasurer  of  the  Band,  or  appoint  same. 

Officers. — A  President,  First  and  Second 
Vice-President,  and  a  Recording  Secretary, 
chosen  from  among  the  children. 

Meetings, — It  is  left  to  Bands  to  have 
their  meetings  monthly  or  oftener;  but 
when  the  children  composing  the  Band  are 
small,  monthly  meetings  seem  a  long  time 
off  to  them,  and  for  this  reason  some  Lead¬ 
ers  prefer  the  semi-monthly  meeting. 

Anniversary  Meeting. — ^The  anniversary 
meeting,  to  be  held  about  the  date  of  the 
Band’s  organization,  could  be  observed  each 
year  with  profit  to  the  Cause.  The  chil¬ 
dren  like  to  do  things,  and  not  only  enjoy 
taking  part  on  the  program,  but  receive 
training  that  counts  to  them  and  to  the 
work.  Mothers  of  the  Band  children  might 
be  guests  of  the  Band  at  its  anniversary  af¬ 
fair,  or  the  Auxiliary  members  could  be 
entertained.  This  special  event  gives  the 
children  something  to  look  forward  to  and 
plan  for,  and  helps  them  to  feel  their  im¬ 
portance  in  the  work. 

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Participation  in  the  Work. — Children 
should  be  encouraged  to  take  part  in  the 
meetings,  and  to  sometimes  help  conduct 
them.  Handwork  should  be  planned  for 
them;  they  should  be  asked  to  read  and  tell 
short  missionary  stories,  and  to  read 
EVERYLAND,  the  missionary  magazine 
for  boys  and  girls,  if  old  enough;  and  they 
could  be  told,  in  a  simple  way,  of  the  mis¬ 
sionary  work  of  our  denomination,  and  be 
shown  how  they  can  help  this  work  to  grow 
by  working  and  giving  as  best  they  can. 

Reporting. — Band  Leaders  send  all  oifer- 
ings  to  the  Board’s  Secretary-Treasurer  at 
the  end  of  each  quarter,  with  a  report  of 
meetings  held,  members  gained  or  lost, 
name  of  Leader,  etc.  A  copy  of  this  re¬ 
port  is  sent  to  the  Presbyterial  Secretary- 
Treasurer  for  her  records.  "Bands  will  use 
the  Auxiliary  Secretary-Treasurer  report 
book  until  other  arrangements  are  made  for 
them. 

Funds. — The  Band  shall  determine  for  it¬ 
self  what  its  dues  shall  be.  It  is  generally 
thought  best  not  to  fix  any  definite  sum 
but  to  encourage  giving  by  “expecting”  an 
offering  each  time. 

Constitution. — See  Annual  Report. 


HELPS  FOR  CHILDREN’S  BANDS 

Everyland. — A  missionary  magazine  for 
boys  and  girls  from  ten  to  fifteen,  with  a 


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corner  for  smaller  children.  There  is  no 
other  magazine  that  could  take  its  place  for 
use  in  the  Children’s  Band  or  Sunday 
School,  as  it  gives  training  along  the  lines 
of  the  child’s  interests  and  needs,  by  meth¬ 
ods  which  are  attractive  to  children.  It 
contains  fascinating  stories  of  life  and  con¬ 
ditions  in  other  lands,  and  pictures  which 
are  not  only  interesting  in  themselves,  but 
provide  attractive  material  for  posters, 
charts  and  handwork.  Price,  $1.50  a  year. 
(The  publisher  allows  the  Board  a  nice  dis¬ 
count  on  each  subscription  sent  through  the 
office.) 

Here  and  There  Stories.— Foreign  and 
home  stories  for  boys  and  girls.  Attractive¬ 
ly  written,  and  full  of  life  and  action.  Their 
purpose  is  to  acquaint  boys  and  girls  with 
children  of  all  lands,  including  our  own,  to 
create  sympathetic  attitudes  toward  them, 
and  thus  lay  the  foundation  of  world  friend¬ 
ship  in  their  own  lives.  Published  month¬ 
ly,  excepting  July  and  August.  Both  for¬ 
eign  and  home  stories  mailed  to  subscribers 
for  ten  months  for  twenty-five  cents. 

General  Helps.- — See  Supply  List  for  study 
course  material,  books,  booklets,  leaflets, 
mite-boxes,  etc.,  mentioned  in  children’s  di¬ 
vision.  (The  Supply  List  and  a  Study  Book 
announcement  are  mailed  to  Children’s 
Bands  at  the  end  of  each  calendar  3’'ear. 


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GENERAL  INFORMATION 


FUTURE  WORK  REPORT 

From  1907  to  1919,  a  committee  was  ap¬ 
pointed  at  the  Convention  each  year  to  out¬ 
line  the  work  to  be  undertaken  or  carried 
on  the  next  year,  and  called  the  Future 
Work  Committee.  At  the  1919  Convention 
action  was  taken  that  the  Woman’s  Board 
outline  the  Future  Work  Report. 

About  in  February,  each  year,  the  Board 
has  a  special  meeting,  with  one  or  more 
non-resident  members  in  attendance,  to 
plan  for  the  coming  Convention,  and  to  con¬ 
sider  the  “Thoughts”,  or  suggestions,  sent 
in  by  auxiliaries  or  individuals  for  the  ad¬ 
vancement  of  the  work,  and  to  count  on  the 
“Banner  for  Best  Thinkers”,  if  used  in  the 
Future  Work  Report. 

If  the  suggestions  are  new  or  usable,  they 
are  incorporated  in  a  list  of  recommenda¬ 
tions  drawn  up  by  the  Board,  and  pre¬ 
sented  at  the  Executive  Council  on  the 
evening  preceding  the  Convention,  for  ex¬ 
planation  and  discussion.  The  Advisory 
Members  of  the  Woman’s  Board  forming 
the  Future  Work  Committee  for  that  Con¬ 
vention,  take  these  recommendations  and 
add  or  eliminate  items  in  their  committee 
meetings,  and  near  the  close  of  the  Con¬ 
vention,  submit  their  report  to  the  body  for 
consideration  and  action.  The  Future 


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Work  Report  adopted  by  the  Convention 
becomes  our  policy  of  work  for  the  new 
Convention  Year. 

(Only  the  Thoughts  that  reach  the  Board 
office  by  February  first,  count  on  the  Ban¬ 
ner  given  by  the  Board  at  the  Convention 
each  year  to  the  Synod  having  sent  in  the 
largest  number  of  used  Thoughts  that  year.) 


EDUCATIONAL  FUND 

This  is  a  fund  created  for  the  education 
of  missionary  candidates,  and  though  vol¬ 
untary,  is  the  obligation  of  all,  for  the 
Board  has  no  other  fund  to  meet  this  very 
urgent  need.  Educated  missionaries  we 
must  have.  This  is  a  day  of  specialists  and 
specializing  along  definite  lines,  and  no  class 
of  people  has  its  resources  so  drawn  upon 
as  the  missionary.  They  MUST  BE  edu¬ 
cated  and  fully  equipped  for  their  work. 
Every  Society  should  feel  honor-bound  to 
make  a  contribution  to  the  Educational 
Fund  sometime  during  the  year. 

Societies  and  individuals  are  privileged  to 
choose  their  beneficiaries  of  this  Education¬ 
al  Fund.  When  this  is  not  done,  the  offer¬ 
ings  sent  in  will  go  into  the  General  Edu¬ 
cational  Fund  for  the  benefit  of  those  for 
whom  no  special  provision  has  been  made 
by  their  friends. 

(For  detailed  information  write  to  the 
Board’s  Secretary-Treasurer.) 


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BLESSING  BOX  PLAN 

The  Blessing  Box  is  a  small  box  which  is 
to  bo  had  at  the  Board  Office,  and  is  in¬ 
tended  to  receive  offerings  contributed  when 
blessings  come  into  one’s  life.  The  “Bless¬ 
ing  Box  Plan”  has  been  adopted  by  several 
Synods  as  a  means  of  financing  their  Pres- 
byterial  and  Synodic  work.  The  auxiliaries 
supply  themselves  with  the  Blessing  Boxes, 
'  into  which  they  make  their  “blessing  offer¬ 
ings”.  Once  or  twice  a  year  these  boxes 
are  opened  in  an  Auxiliary  meeting,  mem¬ 
bers  telling  of  their  blessings,  and  the  con¬ 
tents  of  the  boxes  is  sent  to  the  Presbyter- 
ial  Secretary-Treasurer,  who  divides  the 
amount  equally  between  the  Presbyterial 
and  the  Synodic  work,  thus  providing  funds 
for  the  financing  of  both. 

(See  Supply  List  for  price  of  boxes.) 


«  FUNDS 

Financial  Aim. — At  the  Convention  each 
year  the  Future  Work  Committee  recom¬ 
mends  to  the  Convention  that  our  Mission¬ 
ary  Organization  raise  a  certain  amount  of 
money  during  the  Convention  Year.  The 
sum  specified  is  called  our  “Financial  Aim”, 
and  usually  it  is  enough  to  cover  the  run¬ 
ning  expenses  of  the  year  and  to  allow  a 
margin  for  the  taking  up  of  new  work,  or 
enlarging  the  old.  Dues  and  ALL  offerings 
apply  on  the  Year’s  Aim, 


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General  Treasury. — ^This  is  a  term  used 
to  differentiate  our  main  treasury  from 
those  special  funds  that  must  be  kept  sep¬ 
arate  and  held  in  reserve  for  special  work 
or  undertakings. 

Regular  Offerings. — Include  Free-will  Of¬ 
ferings  received  at  Auxiliary  meetings; 
Synodic  and  Presbyterial  Offerings  that 
reach  the  General  Treasury  for  regular 
work;  W.  B.  M.  Day  Offerings;  Sunday 
School  Missionary  Offerings  that  are  not 
designated  for  a  special  object;  and  all 
such  offerings  that  come  into  the  General 
Treasury  to  be  used  for  the  regular  work 
—-such  as  rents  of  Missions,  unassumed 
salaries,  office  expenses,  literature,  print¬ 
ing,  stationery,  postage,  etc.  Regular 
OffeHngs  enable  the  Board  to  launch 
new  work  and  expand  the  old.  (Sunday 
Schools  are  given  credit  for  all  offerings 
received,  unless  they  are  sent  through  the 
Auxiliary,  in  which  case  the  Auxiliary  re¬ 
ceives  credit.) 

Special  Offerings. — Include  the  South 
American,  Medical  Missions,  Mothers’  Day, 
Educational,  and  Building  Funds;  Presby¬ 
terial  and  Synodic  Offerings  sent  in  for  a 
stated  purpose,  and  all  offerings  intended 
for  special  objects.  Special  Offerings  are 
used  to  pay  for  mission  buildings  and  their 
furnishings,  for  carrying  on  special  work, 
etc.  It  is  money  paid  into  the  treasury  for 
a  specific  use,  and  no  matter  how  the  Board 


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might  be  needing  funds  for  regular  ivork, 
these  Special  Offerings  could  not  be  touched. 
This  would  be  “diversion  of  funds”. 


SPECIAL  WORK 

The  history  of  our  Special  Work  is  inter¬ 
esting,  and  dates  to  the  courageous  step 
taken  by  Kentucky  Synod  when  that  Synod 
organized  themselves  into  a  co-operative  ef¬ 
fort  (between  the  men  and  women  of  the 
Synod),  and  voted  to  pay  the  salary  of  Rev. 
Gam  Sing  Quah  with  the  offering  taken  in 
the  missionary  platform  meeting  of  Synod. 
The  salary  was  then  $1,000  a  year.  As  the 
offering  in  the  platform  meeting  prior  to 
that  had  not  exceeded  $35.00,  this  action  re¬ 
quired  both  courage  and  faith. 

This  action  was  taken  in  the  Synodic 
meeting,  October,  1917,  and  Kentucky  as¬ 
sumed  the  salary  of  Rev.  Gam,  beginning 
with  the  month  of  November  of  that  year, 
and  has  continued  to  pay  his  salary  since 
then.  Finding  they  could  do  more,  in  their 
Synodic  meeting  two  years  later,  Kentucky 
Synod  raised  Rev.  Gam’s  salary  to  $1,200.00 
per  year,  and  not  only  has  the  offering  in  the 
platform  meeting  met  this  obligation,  but 
has  created  a  surplus,  which,  by  action  of 
the  Synod  in  the  fall  of  1921,  was  set  apart 
for  Medical  Missions.  And  again  did  Ken¬ 
tucky  prove  her  vision  by  taking  the  lead 
in  a  great  movement,  with  the  result  that 

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Kentucky  came  to  the  rescue  in  November, 
1923,  with  an  offering  of  $395.19  for  Medical 
Missions. 

Very  soon  this  idea  of  co-operative  work 
assumed  by  Synods  and  Presbyteries,  spread 
over  the  Church.  At  the  present  time  the 
special  work  assumed  by  organizations  and 
individuals  is  as  follows: 

Illinois  Synod;  Illinois  followed  Ken¬ 
tucky’s  example  by  assuming  the  salary  of 
a  native  helper  in  the  San  Francisco  Mis¬ 
sion.  Upon  the  resignation  of  this  worker, 
the  Synod  created  a  Rev.  George  Coleman 
Educational  Fund,  and  Special  Offerings  to 
this  Fund  has  become  their  Special  Work. 

Kentucky  Synod;  Salary  of  Rev.  Gam, 
$1,200  per  year.  One  Educational  Scholar¬ 
ship  assumed.  An  individual  supports  a 
worker  in  the  Honam  Mission. 

Missouri  Synod;  Assumed  the  salary  of 
the  Jin  Rickisha  Worker.  Lexington  Pres- 
b37tery  donated  a  piano,  costing  $503.65,  to 
the  Canton  Mission.  Bible  Woman  at  Canton 
Mission  supported  by  an  individual. 

Pacific  Synod;  Individuals  are  sending 
$10.00  a  month  for  the  Canton  Educational 
Fund. 

Tennessee  Synod;  Educating  Rev.  and 
Mrs.  W.  L.  Swartz,  and  have  obligated 
themselves  to  meet  their  salary  when  on 
the  South  American  field.  Also  responsible 
for  the  salaries  of  two  workers  in  the  Shek- 


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ki  Mission.  The  Greeneville  Auxiliary  sup¬ 
ports  a  worker  at  the  Sha  Kai  Mission.  The 
Chattanooga  Christian  Endeavor  Society 
pays  the  salary  of  a  Tong  Gaw  Mission 
worker.  The  Arrington  St.,  Sunday  School 
(Nashville)  carries  the  salary  of  a  Shek 
Won  worker.  Two  individuals  support  a 
worker  in  the  Canton  Mission. 

West  Tennessee  Synod:  Meets  salary  of 
a  worker  in  Ti  Won  Mission.  Assumed  one 
Scholarship.  Salaries  of  two  workers  at  Ti 
Won  are  being  met  by  the  Dyersburg  Auxil¬ 
iary.  An  individual  supports  a  worker  in 
the  Shek  Won  Mission. 

Texas  Synod:  Supports  a  worker  at  Shek 
Won  Mission.  One-fourth  Scholarship  as¬ 
sumed.  Salary  of  Shek  Won  Mission  work¬ 
er  assumed  by  an  individual.  Building  a 
Memorial  Missionary  Library  at  Bethel  Col¬ 
lege. 


SPECIAL  DAYS 

W.  B.  M.  Day — Woman’s  Board  of  Mis¬ 
sions  Day. — Since  the  fall  of  1907,  the  sec¬ 
ond  Sunday  in  October  has  been  set  apart 
as  a  time  that  the  work  of  the  Woman’s 
Board  of  Missions!  shall  be  presented  to 
the  congregation  by  the  Auxiliary,  through 
a  public  service.  Its  purpose  is  four-fold: 
To  increase  interest  in  the  work  of  our 
Missionary  Organization  through  informa¬ 
tion;  to  win  friends  to  the  Cause  of  Mis¬ 
sions  and  enlist  them  as  members  of  the 


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Auxiliary;  to  promote  spirituality;  to  se¬ 
cure  offerings  for  the  Woman’s  Board 
Treasury.  Through  these  means  a  larger 
work  is  undertaken  and  maintained.  A  W. 
B.  M.  Day  program  and  helps  are  mailed 
to  societies  each  year  in  time  for  the  ob¬ 
servance  of  the  regular  day.  The  societies 
that  find  it  impossible  to  render  the  pro¬ 
gram  at  that  time  usually  arrange  to  have 
it  at  a  later  date.  (A  leaflet  on  W.  B.  M. 
Day  can  be  procured  from  Board  Office.) 

Mothers’  Day. — Mothers’  Day  in  the  Cum¬ 
berland  Presbyterian  Church  is  observed  on 
the  same  date  of  the  National  Mothers’  Day, 
the  second  Sunday  in  May.  The  object  of 
the  National  Mothers’  Day  is  to  pay  loving 
tribute  to  living  mothers,  which  is  indeed  a 
thoughtful  and  beautiful  thing  to  do.  But 
the  purpose  of  our  Cumberland  Mothers’ 
Day  is  even  greater:  Out  of  gratitude  for 
a  precious  living  mother,  or  in  memory  of 
a  sainted  mother,  v/e  have  the  opportunity 
to  make  an  offering  to  our  Mothers’  Me¬ 
morial  Fund,  which  fund  is  used  for  the 
uplift  and  education  of  Chinese  mothers, 
women  and  girls,  and  for  the  education  of 
our  Chinese  ministerial  candidates.  Moth¬ 
ers’  Day  programs  and  helps  are  sent  to 
societies  each  year  in  time  for  them  to 
plan  well  for  the  service. 

(In  the  history  of  our  work,  as  the  oc¬ 
casion  has  demanded,  we  have  observed  at 
one  time  or  another  several  Special  Days 


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such  as  Mrs.  Gam  Sing  Quah  Memorial 
Day,  Build  a  Mission  Day,  Missior*.s  in  the 
Sunday  School  Day,  and  others  which  have 
served  a  special,  timely  need.  But  W.  B. 
M.  Day  and  Mothers’  Day  are  permanent 
Special  Days  which,  by  action  of  Conven¬ 
tion,  are  continued  from  year  to  year). 


MOTHERS’  MEMORIAL  FUND 
MOVEMENT 

This  is  a  Movement  inaugurated  as  a  me¬ 
morial  to  Cumberland  Presbyterian  Moth¬ 
ers.  It  came  to  us  as  a  result  of  a  great 
longing  in  the  heart  of  Mrs.  Johnie  Massey 
Clay  to  find  something  worthwhile  and  no¬ 
ble  to  do  in  memory  of  her  own  mother, 
Mrs.  Mary  Frances  Massey. 

Mrs.  Clay’s  love  for  her  Church  soon  led 
her  to  include  all  our  mothers,  and  to  ex¬ 
tend  her  search  for  something  large  enough 
and  noble  enough  to  be  a  fitting  memorial 
for  all  Cumberland  Presbyterian  mothers. 
“It  must  be  something  to  meet  a  real  need 
in  a  real  way,  and  not  an  imaginary  need 
— a  monument  that  could  not  be  built  in  a 
single  year,  but  which  we  would  go  on 
building  through  all  the  years.” 

She  had  often  troubled  over  the  untaught 
mothers  in  our  Christian  communities  in 
China.  We  draw  the  boys  and  girls  into 
our  day  schools,  and  men  and  women,  boys 
and  girls  and  children  into  the  church  and 
Sunday  School,  “but  we  leave  the  mothers 


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and  the  homes  still  in  the  grasp  of  grime 
and  disease,  never  dreaming  anything  can 
be  diiferent.”  The  experience  of  home-mak¬ 
ing,  sanitation  and  cleanliness,  of  wifehood 
and  motherhood  in  its  highest,  noblest  sense 
is  unknown  to  them  still.  To  make  Chris¬ 
tians  of  them  is  not  enough.  The  home 
life  and  family  life  must  be  lifted  up.  And 
this  can  only  be  done  through  the  mothers. 
“But  when  none  among  them  know,  who 
is  to  teach  them?  Someone  among  them 
must  be  taught  that  she  in  turn  may  teach 
others.  But  who?  and  how?” 

Then  came  the  thought  that  here  was  a 
task  large  enough,  noble  enough,  and  far- 
reaching  enough  to  serve  as  a  monument 
even  for  our  mothers. 

■'The  plan  contemplates  the  observance  of 
Mothers’  Day  on  the  second  Sunday  in 
May  with  an  appropriate  program  sent  ouC 
by  the  Board,  at  which  time  an  oifering 
shall  be  taken,  which  provides  a  fund  with 
which  intelligent,  consecrated  girls  from 
our  day  schools  in  China  will  be  sent  to 
Mission  Boarding  Schools  in  which  they 
will  be  taught  home-making,  cleanliness, 
and  sanitation,  and  how  to  prepare  food  and 
serve  it — where  they  will  be  trained  as 
teachers  and  leaders  for  their  own  communi¬ 
ties.  The  plan  also  provides  that  this  fund 
shall  educate  our  young  ministers  in  China. 
What  more  fitting  or  nobler  monument 
could  we  build  to  our  mothers  than  this 


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— which  shall  lift  up  humanity  for  aye  and 
aye?  (Mothers’  Day  literature  can  be  ob¬ 
tained  from  Board  Office.) 


MISSIONS  IN  THE  SUNDAY  SCHOOL 
MOVEMENT 

This  is  a  Movement  inaugurated  at  the 
Woman’s  Convention  in  1918,  the  purpose 
of  which  is  to  encourage  a  systematic 
teaching  and  training  along  the  line  of 
missions  in  our  Sunday  Schools.  To  get 
this  done  it  is  necessary  to  have  a  system 
of  introducing  this  effort  in  the  Sunday 
School.  “Everybody’s  business  is  nobody’s 
business”,  therefore  it  becomes  necessary  to 
make  this  effort  in  behalf  of  Missions  in 
the  Sunday  School  SOMEBODY’S  special 
business.  It  is  asked  that  a  Committee  be 
appointed  for  this  purpose  in  the  local  Sun¬ 
day  School;  that  the  Chairman  counsel  with 
her  pastor  and  superintendent  and  the 
teachers,  enlisting  their  interest  and  co- 
operation.  Then  through  specially  ar¬ 
ranged  programs  before  the  Sunday  School 
at  regular  intervals,  she  should  present  in¬ 
teresting  and  concrete  facts  concerning  mis¬ 
sions,  and  also  attempt  to  build  missionary 
activity  and  a  missionary  library  in  the 
Sunday  School;  prevail  on  the  teachers  to 
stress  missions  in  class  work;  see  that  mis¬ 
sionary  songs  are  sung  in  Sunday  School; 
and  that  prayers  are  offered  for  missions 
and  missionaries. 


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It  is  not  intended  that  Missions  in  the 
Sunday  School  Through  a  Missionary  Com¬ 
mittee  take  the  place  of,  or  preclude  the 
necessity  of,  Children’s  Bands  or  other 
junior  missionary  organizations,  but  the 
rather,  that  Missions  in  the  Sunday  School 
shall  lead  to  these  by  providing  interested 
leaders  and  the  proper  atmosphere. 

The  plan  calls  also  for  a  Presbyterial 
Committee  on  Missions  in  the  Sunday 

School  who  shall  stress  this  phase  of  the 
work  in  the  Presbytery.  And  a  Synodic 
Committee  on  Missions  in  the  Sunday 

School,  whose  duty  it  is  to  stress  this  work 
in  Synodic  meetings  and  otherwise  over  the 
Synod. 

(For  further  information  regarding  the 
Movement  write  the  Board’s  Secretary  of 
S.  S.  Work,  or  get  leaflets  from  Board  Of¬ 
fice.  See  Supply  List.) 


TITHING  MOVEMENT 

The  origin  of  the  Tithing  Movement  was 
the  outgrowth  of  prayer  and  a  desire  to 
assist  our  Church  financially.  The  plans 
for  the  organization  were  made  by  Vint  N. 
Bray  in  1911. 

Missouri  was  the  first  state  to  appoint  a 
Tithing  Secretary.  In  1912,  Mrs.  Vint  N. 
Bray  was  appointed  Tithing  Secretary  of 
the  Woman’s  Board  of  Missions.  At  the 
Wagoner  Assembly,  in  1914,  the  men  joined 


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the  Movement  and  organized  a  Board  of 
Tithing.  The  Chicago  newspapers  made 
mention  of  the  fact  as  the  first  progressive 
step  of  the  kind  in  the  United  States. 

Mr.  Bray  served  as  Secretary  and  Treas¬ 
urer  until  his  death,  in  1916.  His  great 
desire  was  to  see  a  man  placed  in  the  field 
for  the  Cause.  At  the  Tithing  Rally  of  the 
Convention  at  Memphis,  Tenn.,  after  hear¬ 
ing  Rev.  Hugh  S.  McCord’s  address,  he  felt 
that  he  was  the  man  for  the  place  but 
there  was  not  enough  money  in  the  treas¬ 
ury  to  consider  such  a  move  by  the  Board. 

While  he  never  lived  to  see  the  fulfill¬ 
ment  of  his  heart’s  desire,  yet  it  was 
through  his  sacred  memory  at  the  Memorial 
Service  of  the  Assembly  at  Lincoln,  Ill., 
that  the  way  was  opened,  and  the  pledges 
furnished  for  the  support  of  a  field  work¬ 
er. 

At  the  next  meeting  of  the  Tithing  Board 
Bro.  McCord  was  appointed  the  Tithing 
Evangelist.  With  God’s  help  and  approval 
the  work  has  grown  and  prospered  until 
nearly  every  Synod  and  Presbytery  is  or¬ 
ganized;  our  churches  are  appointing  Tith¬ 
ing  Secretaries  and  having  campaigns;  our 
list  has  grown  until  there  are  nearly  5,000 
names  on  the  Cumberland  Presbyterian 
Tithing  Roll. 

(Leaflet,  “History  of  the  Tithing  Move¬ 
ment  in  the  Cumberland  Presbyterian 


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Church”,  in  stock  at  Board  Office.  For  lit¬ 
erature  on  Tithing,  address  the  Board’s 
Secretary  of  Tithing.) 


EXTENSION  PLAN 

This  is  a  plan  of  organization  introduced 
into  our  work  by  Mrs.  W.  F.  Langley,  of 
Tennessee,  whereby  new  societies  are  gained 
without  paid  organizers. 

There  is  a  General  Secretary  of  Exten¬ 
sion  (either  a  Board  member,  or  a  worker 
employed  by  the  Board),  who  has  oversight 
of  the  entire  extension  work;  a  Secretary 
of  Extension  in  each  Synod,  whose  duty  it 
is  to  see  that  a  Secretary  of  Extension  is 
appointed  in  each  Presbytery,  through 
whom  she  works  in  her  respective  Presby¬ 
teries,  in  behalf  of  organization.  Each 
Presbyterial  Extension  Secretary,  in  turn, 
according  to  the  plan,  divides  her  Presby¬ 
tery  into  two  or  more  divisions,  each  em¬ 
bracing  several  local  churches,  over  which 
she  appoints  a  Supervisor  whose  duty  it  is 
to  organize  Missionary  Societies,  and  nour¬ 
ish  them  until  they  are  strong  enough  to 
hold  their  own,  also  to  revive  weak  and  dis¬ 
couraged  societies.  The  Supervisors  are  to 
keep  in  personal  touch  with  the  Presbyterial 
Secretaries,  and  the  latter  report  every 
quarter  to  the  Synodic  Secretary.  Then 
the  Synodic  Secretary  reports  to  the  Board’s 
Secretary  of  Extension  at  the  end  of  each 

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quarter.  The  plan  is  comprehensive,  and 
has  brought  splendid  results  where  it  has 
been  worked.  (For  information  regarding 
the  plan  of  work,  write  the  Board’s  Sec¬ 
retary  of  Extension ;  for  literature,  see  Sup¬ 
ply  List.) 


MISSION  STATIONS 

San  Francisco  Mission. — Our  San  Fran¬ 
cisco  Mission  is  the  one  Mission  left  us  after 
the  exodus,  and  was  saved  to  us  by  the  loy¬ 
alty  of  Gam  Sing  Quah.  It  is  for  Chinese. 
We  own  the  property — a  Mission  building 
erected  in  1920-1921  at  a  cost  of  $31,000. 
The  Mission  maintains  a  day  and  night 
school  for  Chinese,  consisting  of  kindergar¬ 
ten  and  primary  departments  and  an  Eng¬ 
lish  school  for  older  boys,  during  the  day 
and  at  night;  also  a  Chinese  school  taught 
by  the  Chinese  pastor.  Rev.  Tom  Jung.  The 
school  in  its  several  departments  accommo¬ 
dates  near  200  students. 

We  have  a  Chinese  church,  with  a  mem¬ 
bership  of  one  hundred  ten,  and  a  Sunday 
School  with  an  enrollment  of  ninety-eight, 
in  connection  with  the  Mission.  Miss  Julia 
McCaslin  is  Superintendent,  Rev.  Tom  Jung 
is  Chinese  pastor.  Miss  Eva  Ater  and  Miss 
Rosa  Gambill,  teachers. 

(See  Supply  List  for  leaflets  on  this 
work.  A  yearly  report  and  message  from 
the  Superintendent  appear  in  the  Annual 
Report  each  year.) 


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Our  South  China  Missions. — The  first  Mis¬ 
sion — our  Base  Station,  the  hub  around 
which  seven  other  Stations  are  located — 
was  established  by  Rev.  Gam  Sing  Quah  in 
1908.  Since  that  time  he  has  established 
Missions  at  Honam,  Shekki,  Sha  Kai,  Ti 
Won,  Tong  Gag,  Shek  Won,  Rickisha  and 
Ti  Chung.  At  six  of  these  places  we  own 
our  property  and  have  splendid  buildings 
and  equipments.  These  eight  Missions  stand 
for  eight  schools  for  boys  and  girls,  with 
a  pupilage  of  four  hundred  ninety-one; 
eight  organized  churches  with  a  total  mem¬ 
bership  of  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and 
twenty-four;  eight  Sunday  Schools  with  an 
enrollment  of  one  thousand  and  twenty-sev¬ 
en;  sixteen  teachers,  six  Bible  Women,  and 
several  young  men  studying  for  the  Gospel 
ministry. 

(For  further  information,  see  “History  of 
South  China  Work”  and  other  leaflets  at 
Board  Office.  Also  yearly  reports  and  mes¬ 
sages  given  in  the  Annual  Report  from 
year  to  year.) 


PROPOSED  SOUTH  AMERICAN  WORK 

The  proposed  South  American  Work  has 
been  before  us  as  a  Church  for  a  number 
of  years.  Unsettled  conditions  at  the  time 
of  the  war  made  us  defer  plans;  and  then 
we  w^ere  urged  toward  the  South  American 
field  with  an  unexpected  impetus  by  the 


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death  of  Rev.  John  A.  Denver,  who  had 
gone  into  the  bloody  war  with  the  intention 
of  going  as  a  missionary  to  South  Ameri¬ 
ca  on  his  return.  He  did  not  return.  The 
people  of  West  Tennessee  Synod  petitioned 
the  Woman’s  Convention  that  the  proposed 
South  American  Mission  be  named  the 
“John  A.  Denver  Mission”,  pledging  them¬ 
selves  to  generous  contributions.  The  name 
was  granted,  and  West  Tennessee  has  not 
failed ;  but  her  special  efforts  were  cut 
short  for  a  time  by  the  urgent  need  of  Mis¬ 
sion  buildings  in  San  Francisco  and  Can¬ 
ton,  China,  and  our  consequent  strenuous 
efforts  to  meet  those  needs. 

The  prayers  of  the  Church  still  ascend. 
A  Mission  in  South  America  is  a  definite, 
positive  purpose.  September,  1922,  Rev. 
and  Mrs.  Walter  Swartz  laid  their  lives 
on  the  altar  for  that  field,  and  Tennessee 
Synod  became  responsible  for  their  training, 
and,  ultimately,  for  their  salaries.  They 
are  now  at  Moody  Bible  Institute,  Chicago, 
making  their  preparation.  The  Church’s 
interest  in  this  neglected  field  increases; 
more  prayers  daily  ascend;  and  we  will  en¬ 
ter  that  great  open  door — there  is  no  doubt 
of  that.  Thank  God! 


MEDICAL  MISSIONS 

Rev.  Gam  had  not  been  in  China  long 
until  he  began  writing  of  his  hope  that  our 

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Church  would  take  up  medical  work  there, 
because  of  the  need  being  so  great,  and  the 
door  of  opportunity  open  so  wide  to  us. 
Through  letters,  and  when  in  America  in 
1920,  he  continued  to  stress  this  need. 

His  converts  are  also  concerned  about  this 
phase  of  work  among  their  people.  At  one 
time  one  of  our  Chinese  Christian  women 
gave  to  the  Board  a  valuable  lot,  situated 
near  our  Canton  Mission,  for  a  hospital, 
saying  in  her  letter  to  the  Board  that  she 
hoped  to  add  funds  to  this  donation,  and 
pleading  that  a  “hospital  work  be  built  for 
Jesus”.  Rev.  Gam  later  wrote  that  during 
the  war  going  on  in  his  country  the  Gov¬ 
ernment  confiscated  this  lot,  but  he  believed 
it  would  be  released. 

The  subject  of  Medical  Missions  was  pre¬ 
sented  at'  Kentucky  Synod  in  1921,  and  it 
was  voted  that  the  surplus  above  Rev. 
Gam’s  salary  should  form  the  nucleus  of  a 
Medical  Missions  Fund.  This  subject  was 
before  the  Synod  again  at  its  1922  and  1923 
meetings,  and  the  amount  received  above 
Rev.  Gam’s  salary  placed  in  the  Medical 
Missions  Fund. 

Upon  completing  her  work  at  Bethel  Col¬ 
lege  in  1921,  Miss  Artie  Robey  was  asked  to 
choose  some  particular  course  of  study  that 
she  would  like  to  take  in  her  further  prep¬ 
aration  for  missionary  service.  She  felt  the 
call  of  the  nursing  profession,  and  named 

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China  as  her  field  of  labor.  In  the  fall  of 
1921  she  entered  the  Walker  Hospital,  Ev¬ 
ansville,  Ind.,  for  a  nurse’s  training  course, 
and  will  finish  her  hospital  work  in  Feb¬ 
ruary,  1924. 

At  Illinois  Synodic  meeting,  1921,  Rev. 
George  Coleman  laid  his  life  on  the  altar 
for  missionary  work,  and  the  Synod  started 
an  educational  fund  for  his  use.  In  the 
fall  of  1923,  when  Rev.  Coleman  called  at 
the  Board  Office  one  day,  the  need  of  a 
medical  missionary  was  put  before  him. 
This  field  of  service  appealed  to  him,  and 
on  going  home  and  talking  the  matter  over 
with  his  wife,  they  spent  the  night  in  pray¬ 
er.  In  a  few  days  he  notified  the  Board 
that  it  was  clear  to  them  he  could  render 
best  service  to  humanity  through  medical 
missions.  He  was  interviewed  at  a  Board 
meeting,  and  in  October  entered  Evansville 
College  for  a  pre-me'dical  course,  on  the 
completion  of  which  he  will  attend  a  school 
of  medicine. 

In  the  fall  of  1923  the  Board  received 
letters  from  Rev.  W.  A.  Blades,  of  Tenn., 
and  his  son,  Edgar,  to  the  effect  that  the 
son  had  surrendered  his  life  to  the  call  of 
God  for  foreign  missionary  work.  As  he  is 
taking  a  pre-medical  course,  and  desires  to 
be  instrumental  in  healing  body  as  well  as 
soul,  he  felt  he  should  continue  the  study 
of  medicine  and  go  to  the  field  as  a  medical 
■  missionary.  He  was  also  interviewed  by  the 


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Board  and  accepted  as  a  medical  missionary 
candidate. 

Auxiliaries  and  individuals  are  solicited 
and  urged  to  send  offerings  to  the  Medical 
Missions  Fund,  the  purpose  of  which  is  to 
equip  our  medical  missionary  candidates  for 
service,  and  to  undertake  the  work  of  Medi¬ 
cal  Missions. 


OUR  MISSIONARY  CREED 

“We  believe  in  God,  the  Father,  and  in 
His  Son,  Jesus  Christ,  and  in  the  Holy 
Spirit. 

“We  believe  it  is  our  duty  to  tell  the 
heathen  the  plan  of  salvation  that  God  pro¬ 
vided  through  the  death  of  His  Son  and 
applied  through  the  agency  of  the  Holy 
Spirit. 

“We  therefore  believe  it  is  our  duty  to 
send  them  the  Bread  of  Life  by  the  hand 
of  our  missionaries,  and  to  pray  for  our  mis¬ 
sionaries,  and  to  do  all  in  our  power  for 
the  spread  of  the  Gospel  in  the  earth,  that 
Christ’s  Kingdom  may  come.” 


WAYSIDE  PRAYER  AND  BENEDICTION 
0  Holy  Lord,  our  Father  and  our  God, 

Hear  Thou  and  answer  this  ardent  prayer 
of  our  hearts — 

The  Cumberland  Presbyterian  Church  a 
Missionary  Church, 

The  Cumberland  Presbyterian  Church  a 
Missionary  Church, 

Through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.  Amen. 

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